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quote:Name: DISCOVERY SUN http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Discovery-Sun-I62344.htmlIMO: 6815158Time: 21-08-2011 12:16:37 UTC NEWS: The "Discovery Sun" was halted on the ocean after a bomb scare. US Coast Guard and bomb squad technicians boarded the vessel some 18 miles off Florida and conducted an initial cursory search of the ship on Aug 19, 2011. After a search of the ship revealed nothing, sailing was resumed into Port Everglades, where a contingent of law enforcement officers from Customs and Border Protection, FBI, and the Broward County Sheriff Office were waiting for the ship's arrival around 4 a.m. A full scale two-hour sweep of the vessel was conducted by Broward County Sheriff Office Bomb Squad personnel and bomb detection dogs. The ship left Lucayan Harbour at Grand Bahama with around 900 passengers on board sometime around 5 p.m. The Miami Dade Police Department rhad eceived a 911 call of a bomb on board Discovery. The information was forwarded to the Broward Sheriff's Office that a man fitting a certain description had a gun and a bomb on board the ship. They notified the homeland security office, the federal authorities, Coast Guard and Florida Department of Law Enforcement. US Coast Guard personnel boarded the ship at sea around midnight and did an initial check for the suspect and explosives using TSA (Transportation Security Administration) bomb dogs managed by the BSO. Passengers were restricted to their cabins and in certain areas of the ship while the search was conducted. The five-hour cruise from Grand Bahama usually arrives into Port Everglades around 10.30 p.m./11 p.m. All passengers cleared the ship around 6 a.m. on Aug 19. There was a joint ongoing investigation between the FBI, Coast Guard, BSO and Customs and Border Protection into the incident. Discovery Cruises will cease ferry operations on September 6. The cruise line has been providing ferry services for many years between Grand Bahama and Fort Lauderdale. The cruise line has been losing money for many years and can no longer continue operations.
Name: DISCOVERY SUN http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Discovery-Sun-I62344.htmlIMO: 6815158Time: 21-08-2011 12:16:37 UTC NEWS: The "Discovery Sun" was halted on the ocean after a bomb scare. US Coast Guard and bomb squad technicians boarded the vessel some 18 miles off Florida and conducted an initial cursory search of the ship on Aug 19, 2011. After a search of the ship revealed nothing, sailing was resumed into Port Everglades, where a contingent of law enforcement officers from Customs and Border Protection, FBI, and the Broward County Sheriff Office were waiting for the ship's arrival around 4 a.m. A full scale two-hour sweep of the vessel was conducted by Broward County Sheriff Office Bomb Squad personnel and bomb detection dogs. The ship left Lucayan Harbour at Grand Bahama with around 900 passengers on board sometime around 5 p.m. The Miami Dade Police Department rhad eceived a 911 call of a bomb on board Discovery. The information was forwarded to the Broward Sheriff's Office that a man fitting a certain description had a gun and a bomb on board the ship. They notified the homeland security office, the federal authorities, Coast Guard and Florida Department of Law Enforcement. US Coast Guard personnel boarded the ship at sea around midnight and did an initial check for the suspect and explosives using TSA (Transportation Security Administration) bomb dogs managed by the BSO. Passengers were restricted to their cabins and in certain areas of the ship while the search was conducted. The five-hour cruise from Grand Bahama usually arrives into Port Everglades around 10.30 p.m./11 p.m. All passengers cleared the ship around 6 a.m. on Aug 19. There was a joint ongoing investigation between the FBI, Coast Guard, BSO and Customs and Border Protection into the incident. Discovery Cruises will cease ferry operations on September 6. The cruise line has been providing ferry services for many years between Grand Bahama and Fort Lauderdale. The cruise line has been losing money for many years and can no longer continue operations.
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